Eat, sip, pray: Where to dine this Durga Puja

If you are a foodie, give these city restaurants a try this Durga Puja.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food, George Bernard Shaw had said. It goes without saying that Durga Puja is incomplete without good food. HT suggests a few restaurants you can take your friends and family members to this Durga Puja. Hurry, reserve your seats. In our first of our three-part series, we present 11 restaurants.

Actor Dev poses for Hindustan Times at his restaurant Tolly Tales. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Tolly Tales

What’s on offer: Tandoori pomfret, panfried chilly fish, smoked chicken with pepper coulis, lamb chop with mashed potato, puja buffet comprising mutton duck bungalow, misti pulao

Chef’s pick: Beer batter fish and kadai chicken

Timings: Noon-11.30 pm

A live band will perform retro music at Chapter 2 during Durga Puja.

Chapter 2

Chef’s pick: Chicken stroganoff and chilli garlic prawn

Timings: Noon-10.30 pm

Sonargaon at Taj Bengal has been a hit with food lovers for its authentic Bengali cuisine.

Sonargaon, Taj Bengal

What’s on offer: Chingri and hilsa thali, aamish thali, niramish thali

Chef’s pick: Bhaja moong dal, chingri malai curry and sorse bata ilish

Timings: 12.30 pm-3.30 pm; 7.30 pm-11.30 pm

This Durga Puja, The Lalit Great Eastern plans to attract more footfalls with its midnight buffet.

The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata

What’s on offer: Special lunch buffet and midnight buffet

Chef’s pick: Beckti patisapta and bekti dhokar dalna,

Timings: 12.30 pm-4 pm; 7.30 pm-11 pm and Midnight-3.30 am

Oudh has some of the choicest Awadhi dishes on offer this Durga Puja.

Oudh 1590

What’s on offer: Zafrani kabab, qalmi kabab, rann biryani, murgh biryani, gosht biryani

Chef’s pick: Keema kaleji, gosht bhuna and mahi kaliya

Timings: Noon- 3.30 pm and 6 pm-10.30 pm

If you are planning to try out authentic vegetarian cuisine, try out the Puja special dishes at Casa Kitchen.

Casa Kitchen

What’s on offer: Puja special menu (a-la carte)

Chef’s pick: Rissotto and chilli garlic noodles

Timings: 12.15 pm-midnight

Don’t miss the traditional non-vegetarian thali at We Desi.

We. Desi

What’s on offer: Bengali vegetarian thali, Bengali non-vegetarian thali

Timings: Noon - midnight

The restaurant derives its name from the Uttam Kumar-Suchitra Sen classic film of the same name and offers a wide range of timeless Bengali dishes.

Saptapadi Restaurant

What’s on offer: Boneless illish combo, kochi pathar jhol

Chef pick: Til lanka murgi

Timings: Noon-midnight

Famous for its dim sums, Yauatcha has on offer an array of Cantonese dishes.

Yauatcha

What’s on offer: Vegetarian platter and regular platter

Chef’s pick: Non-veg platter

Timings: Noon-11 pm

The Square at Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences boasts a wide range of authentic Bengali dishes from both sides of Bengal.

The Square, Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences

What’s on offer: Narkel chingri, kasundi mahi tikka, topse bhaja and aloo chop

Chef’s pick: Ananrash bata ilish and rosogollar dalna

Timings: 12.30 pm-3.30 pm; 7.30 pm-11.30 pm

Try out some of the choicest continental dishes at Money Bar this Durga Puja.

Monkey Bar

What’s on offer: Gondhoraj lime tart

Timings: Noon-midnight